Sickle holder



` Apgil s, 1927.

1,623,536 c. G. Fre-:STAD j SICKLE HOLDER Filed April 1, 19.25y

U'boz natia Patented Apr. v, 1927. 'y

PATENT OFFICE.

cARLeUsTAv rnrsfrnn, orMaNDAN, NORTH DAKOTA.

sIoKLE HOLDE'R.

" `3App1i`ation mea' April 1, 1925. serial No. 19,962;

This invention relates to improvements in holders for supporting sickles, scythes, and the like, in order that they may be con` veniently ground.

5 The p rimary object of the invention 1s `the provision of an improved type of holder adapted to be used in connectionwith the grinding or sharpening of the long sickle blades ofinowing,reaping, and cutting ma- 4 'purpose rofobtaining a leverage by which ,thesickle maybe balanced when sharpening the blades of the sickle at the ends thereof. A further and important object'of .this

invention is the provision of a novel type' of sickle holdei` adapted to detachably fit y,betweenthe knife or blade sections of a sickle at any. point, and preferably being 'of a type which a single individual may use in ,connection Witlnthe. sharpening of the blades atthe endgofthesickle in order to balance the sickle to correctly hold the same yand suitably grind and sharpen the blade.

Other objects and advantages ofthis invention will be'fapparent during the: course 1 .ofiv the following rdetailed description.

In the.accompanyingdraxving, forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar reference lcharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several Figure l is a plan view, showingthe rela.- I tive attachment of the improved holder to a sickle, and the position vvliiclrtlie same assumes With respect to a grindston-e or other sharpening element when the `,end blades of the sickle are to be sharpened.

Figure 2fis a .rear elevation `of the im-V ac proved holderin its connected relation'vviththe sickle, Vand in its sharpening relation With respect'to a grindstone or the l1ke. Figure 3 is aperspective View of. the 11nproved sickle holder. v

y Figure 4f Ais a fragmentary View through the sickle :holder adyacent its connection with a sickle. 1

Figuren is a cross sectional'view takenV substantially onthe line 5-f5 ofFigure 4j, showing more particularly therelative conchines, wherebyv an operator may attach the same to the sickleat either .end, for the ,theotherend balance lthe sickle over the nection of the holder ivith the bar and blade portions of the sickle.

In the drawing, Whereinfor the purpose lof illustration is shown only a preferred embodiment of this invention, the letter A may generally designate a sickle of any approved A construction, with which the improved holder B may be connectedto permitsharpening of the sickleblades'upon the machine or grindstone device C.

rlhe sickle device A in the majority of instances Will comprise a blade platelO, out- Wardly ofone edge from Which the substantially V-shaped knives or blades l1 extend, as in Well known construction, said blades 11 be G5 ing beveled at one side thereof alongy their convergent- V edges. Supported upon the plate l0 at the normal under side thereof is the bar l2, which is positioned Vin a plane above theplan-e of the blades 1l, and accommodation for/Which must be made in the holder B in order to properly hold the sickle 1 blade edges.

The sharpening deviceV C may of course b e of anyl approved construction, .and in the preferred instance is the conventional grindstone which Vcomprises a frame lhaving supporting seat 17 at one end thereof, and rotatably supporting the pedal operated grindstone 18 of theconventionaltype. It can be appreciated from the relation of parts illustratedlin Figure 1 of the drawing,

kthat it is a diiicult operation to evenly and yaccurately grind the end blades 1l' of the S5 sickle A, and especially is it diliicult for a single individual to do so, since the extreme length of the sickle forms a leverage When the end blades are to be 'sharpened which provides a Weight that the operator cannot support when the end blades at either end of-the sickle are to be sharpened.4 AItis therefore a purposeof they invention to provide the holder B, which detachably engages between any of the bladesV of `the sickle holder, and it extends to the opposite side of the grindstone from the major length of the sickle, so that the operator may grasp the holder-with-the one handand the sickle withk grindstone as a fulerum point, to bear evenly upon the blade to be sharpened.

rlhe improved holder B preferably comprises an elongated body portion 25, whichmay be of wood, metal, or any preferred rigid material. At one end thereof the same is provided with a. handle structure 2G, comprising the U-shaped body portion 2i' having a recess 2S therein adapted to receive the outer end of the body portion 25 of the holder B, and be riveted therein as by rivets 29. The structure 2G furthermore' includes the reduced hand grasp extending outwardly axially at the ends of the body 25.

The holder body 25 at the opposite end from the handle structure 2G, is provided with a slot oa way 4.() extending inwardly from the end edge 41, and parallel with the axis of the body 25. This way 4() subdivides the outer end of the holder B into the shanks 42 and 43 which are very durable and strong enough to aid in the support of the sickle. The way is formed of a width determined by the parallel edges and 4G of the shanks 42 and 43, and the way 40 for the purposes of description may be considered as ending at an edge 47 of the body 25, which extends at right angles from the edge 45 of the shank 42. At the inner end of the way or slot 4() a recess or pocket 4S is formed in the inner end of the slot 40 at a corner thereof, extending for a dist-ance into the body 25 beyond the edge 47 and extending into the shank portion 48 beyond the slot facing edge 46 thereof. This pocket 48 therefore provides a portion 5,0 which extends upwardly into the body 25 beyond the edge 47 and provides a portion 55 which extends into the. shank 43 beyond the edge 46, and in the latter instance providing a shoulder 54 which aids in the support of the sickle as will be subsequently described.

Referring to the cooperative attachment of the holder B upon the sickle A, the slot or way 40 is of sutl'icient width that the same may receive the sickle bar 12 and the body portion of the sickle plate l() at its least width, between the blades or knives 11. After the holder has been slipped onto the sickle between the proper blades ll, and the sickle moved tothe end of the way 40 the holder is then moved laterally to accommodate the sickle bar 12 in the pocket 48, and in thus moving the holder it is locked, so to speak, upon the sickle bar, and the sickle bar l2 is accommodated in the portion 50 of the recess 4S bearing against the u 3 )er edO'e of' tv T3 D.

said pocket 4S, and the sickle bears against the shoulder 54 of the holder shank 43, as is illustrated in Figures l and 5 of the drawing. A blade ll, as is illustrated in Figure l of the drawing, bears against the shank 42. and in this position the holder B is disposed in an obtuse angular relation with respect to the sickle A, and at the short end of the sickle, and extends beyond this end of the sickle to provide a convenient leverage for balancing the lsickle upon the sharpening element 18.

From the foregoing description of this invention it is apparent that a novel type of holder for sickles has been provided, which may be detachably associated in a convenient manner at either end of the sickle, to provide an extension for the sickle, by which the same may be balanced during sharpening of the end blades or knives, so that the said blades may be evenly sharpened and ground.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

l. In a holder of the cla-ss described a body portion having a way extending inwardly from an end thereof to subdivide said end into a pair of Shanks at opposite sides of the way, said body portion having a reduced recess contiguous with the way extending upwardly intothe body portion beyond the inneredge of the way and also laterally into one of said shanks to provide a shoulder on said shank facing said recess.

2. As an article of manufacture a sickle holder comprising a rigid flat elongated body portion having` a way formed inwardly of an end edge subdividing said handle into a pair of sickle engaging shanks, said way at the inner end thereof having a laterally extending recess communicating therewith and extending into one of said shanks to provide a shoulder facing in a direction opposite to the outlet of the way.

3. As an article of manufacture a sickle holder comprising a rigid elongated body portion having a way formed inwardly of an end edge subdividing said handle into a pair of .sickle engaging shanks, said way at the inner end thereof having a laterally extending recess communicating therewith and extending into one of said shanks to providel a shoulder facing in a direction opposite to the outlet of the way, said way also extending upwardly into the body portion beyond the end edge of said way.

4. As an article of manufacture a sickle holder comprising a rigid elongated body portion having a way formed inwardly of an end edge snbdividing said handle into a pair of sickle engaging shanks, said way at the inner end thereof having a laterally extending recess con'imunicating therewith and extending into one of said shanks to provide a shoulder facing in a direction opposite to the outlet of the way, said way also extending upwardly into the body portion beyond the end edge of said way, and a hand grasping construction formed on said body portion at the end thereof opposite said Way. ing into the recess, said extension in length 5. In ay sickle holder the combination of a being less than the length of the shank. upon fiat piece of material having a recess eXtend- Which it is placed to provide a shoulder fac- 10 ino' inwardly from one end thereof to proing towards the inner end of the recess, said vice a pair of spaced Shanks lying in the extensionv lying in the same plane as the same plane, one of said shanks at the free Shanks.

end thereof providing an extension project- CARL GUSTAV FRISTAD. ,i f 

